Creative Portrait Stories

January 17, 2010

Boudoir Marathon: Be His Sexiest Valentine

Don’t miss this year’s boudoir specials! Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part. – Aimee Mullins Be his sexy Valentine! Just in time for upcoming Valentine’s Day, I am pleased to announce Zorz Studios’ first boudoir […]

November 15, 2009

TrashEd: Free Trash-the-Dress Session Contest

. Calling for all adventurous minds! This time has come again! After the smashing success of the free engagement session contest a year ago, I am über excited to announce Zorz Studios’ next contest, TrashEd, in which we give away complimentary trash-the-dress sessions, photo books, […]

September 18, 2009

Maid of Honor’s Belly – A Treasured Gift of Art

My old friend and client Daria, whose wedding I shot past week-end, was enlightened few months ago by an idea of giving a gift of photography art to her maid of honor Julia. Julia is pregnant and lives in Chicago but contributed a tremendous amount […]

September 18, 2009

Celebrate Your Family by Helping a Needy Child!

This October, Zorz Studios will again participate with an elite group of photographers around the country in a very special family portrait promotion. Although my studio does not focus on family portrait market, throughout October I will celebrate “Family Portrait Month“, a wonderful opportunity for […]

September 1, 2009

Photographer’s Choice II – Bridal Session for Vanessa

On the same day following a session for Daria, I shot another bridal session for Vanessa, a fine wedding photographer. Her wedding isn’t until December so I have to keep her bridal gown profile as low as possible for now. I met this gorgeous young […]

August 23, 2009

Thrust for Beauty – Yelena Kim’s Photo Session

Following a grandiose Gothic Renaissance photo session and a short sleep, we headed to the next artistic session that week-end, unaware of how hyper-intensive it will become. Looking back, I might say it was the most exhausting non-wedding gig I have done so far. By […]

August 22, 2009

Gothic Renaissance

A few months ago, Olga and I were in the East Village looking for props for our DragonChik body art photo session. It was then that we walked into an astonishing boutique, Gothic Renaissance, and met two managers, Laramie and Stitch. Word by word, we […]

July 22, 2009

Elements of Nature: E-Session for Julia and Gino

What a power week-end the past one was… Three engagement sessions, one being quite a production — eight people involved, 150-mile trip on three cars, 22 hours with little or no sleep. And all that to cover just 3/4 of the session. Julia and Gino […]

July 13, 2009

The Escape: Engagement Session for Irina and Igor

Another successful realization of a tough request… Meet Irina and Igor, a young couple whose wedding we are shooting early September 2009. They contacted me in May seeing if I can do an engagement session for them, initially not included in the package. A tough […]

June 18, 2009

DragonChick: Body Art Session

Few months ago when I discussed an artistic nude session for one of the clients, an idea came to me to involve a body art painter who recently moved to the US and came across my way during a preparation for another elaborate session. The […]

June 14, 2009

Caught in the Act: Recent Spotlights

We drew attention in a couple of places in the past week or two… First, Sarah Johnson, the founder of Seeking Designers came across my mailing on underwater and body art maternity and immediately put us on the top of their Newsflash (not to mention […]

June 13, 2009

Made in Russia Party: 5-Minute Photo Session

Our friend and extraordinary artist, Anastasia Durasova, had a gig last night at Greenhouse. Recently moved from Moscow, Russia, this talented and renowned body art painter showed off her skills at Made in Russia party, produced by SashasPromotions and Anastasia’s husband, photographer Michael Bernadsky. We […]

June 11, 2009

Underwater Maternity Session for Yelena (California)

My trip overseas right after a 2-day photo tour to California in mid-May caused a delay in posting a sneak preview of this magnificent session. So here it is now. More details and samples will follow. 06/19/09 update: The session was conducted in a similar […]

May 3, 2009

On Tour: Underwater Maternity Photo Sessions in CA

The world of divine mother in the harmony of water… Pregnancy is an exceptional time in woman’s life. Now you have the ability to empower your experience on this path and bring your image to the new depths. We invite you to step away from […]

April 9, 2009

Now Appearing on Broadway!

It gives me a great pleasure to announce the expansion of Zorz Studios’ presence and opening operations in the heart of New York City, Manhattan’s Flatiron district. In a special collaboration arrangement with virtuosi and celebrity makeup artists Anne DeMarco and Charles Douglas of Rouge […]

April 3, 2009

Fashion Shoot at…

As much as I want to say about this image and the others created past Wednesday, I am holding on to the story until a news release. My preparations to a bridal show in two days and a need to finish one project stop me […]

March 17, 2009

“Cinemateur”: 1930s Retro Love Story (E-Session)

This is a sneak preview of an elaborate retro photo session shot past Saturday. I am so ecstatic to be able to organize and pull it off! The session, based on our own script, develops a dramatic love story in 1930s’ Brooklyn. A great amount […]

March 9, 2009

Stocking Up on Prime Lighting Equipment

As if I didn’t have enough of Hensel… 🙂 I already have a 4-head monolight studio set with Hensel’s lightboxes and softboxes, sized from medium to huge. This set has been serving me great in studio and on location indoors but here comes my first […]

February 17, 2009

Little Sasha – Family Portraiture Session

Few days ago we visited our friends, Anya and Dima, who had a baby girl three months ago. Working in my niche market, I do not specialize in family portraiture nor advertise such service. With all the equipment and experience, however, it was impossible to […]

February 9, 2009

Anya Caliendo’s Collection Slideshow

After delivering the images of Je Ne Regrette Rien collection to Mrs. Anya Caliendo, couture millinery atelier, at the end of the last year, I continued working on them for my version of the slideshow. The original, featured on Mrs. Caliendo’s website, only had color […]

January 6, 2009

Married and Sexy: Valentine’s Day Campaign

Don’t miss this year’s boudoir specials! As the romance of Valentine’s Day is starting to fill the air, I am excited to announce a special campaign primarily offered to the married ladies, “Married and Sexy”. It is built upon one of Zorz Studios’ specialties, boudoir […]

December 22, 2008

Ballet of Passion – Artistic Session for Russian Ballerina

One of my faithful clients, Tania, introduced me to her friend Lika. Lika is a ballet dancer and now teaches. She requested a full-day session so we approached it with great care and attention to details, especially of wardrobe and props. Since I wasn’t available […]

December 20, 2008

A Controversial Wednesday

Past Wednesday, December 17th, was supposed to be a party-oriented day. I was invited by Alex, beautiful editor of Resource Magazine (left), to the “Crash the Old Resource Office Christmas Party”. I was all anticipating the evening hour when a phone rang and a nurse […]

December 8, 2008

Engagement Session of Erica and Elkin, Miami, FL

…I am writing this as I’m sitting in a Florida resort… Just cannot hold the result of today’s engagement session to myself. Meet Erica and Elkin, a beautiful couple whose wedding I will shoot next March in West Palm Beach, FL. Fashionable, hip, and sexy. […]